Television broadcast Icelandic – Dutch Feature film REYKJAVIK – ROTTERDAM the original of the USA no. 1 Box Office hit Contraband:

The exciting, award-winning thriller and box office success REYKJAVIK – ROTTERDAM will be broadcast on Saturday, March 28 at 23:40 by the Belgian television channel Canvas.

The film is a co-production between Rotterdam Films, owned by Dirk Rijneke and Mildred van Leeuwaarden, and the Icelandic production company Blueeyes Productions, owned by Baltasar Kormákur and Agnes Johansen.

In the Netherlands, REYKJAVIK-ROTTERDAM premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2010, after which the film was released in Dutch cinemas.
In the press, the film was referred to as study material for filmmakers who want to make a crime film for a broader audience.

In 2012, the Hollywood remake of REYKJAVIK – ROTTERDAM followed, titled CONTRABAND, which became a number 1 hit in the USA and grossed nearly 100 million dollars worldwide.

Summary:
Kristofer (Baltasar Kormákur) works as a security guard. He was once a sailor, but that came to an end when he was caught smuggling alcohol. He also spent some time in prison. Because he is always having money problems, he seizes a last chance to sign on to a cargo ship sailing between the port cities of Rotterdam and Reykjavik. On the ship, he finds his old mates again, but he soon realizes that some of them cannot be trusted.
Victor Löw plays Hoogland, a dealer in suspicious goods.

The lead roles in REYKJAVIK – ROTTERDAM are played by an Icelandic star cast including Baltasar Kormákur (1966), who has since broken through as a director in Hollywood. Dutch actor Victor Löw (KARAKTER, LEK) plays the role of Hoogland, a dealer in suspicious goods.

The screenplay for REYKJAVIK-ROTTERDAM was written by the well-known Icelandic thriller writer Arnaldur Indridason, known for titles such as *Noorderveen* and *Moordkuil*.

Broadcast: Belgium 2, Canvas Saturday, March 28 from 23:40 – 1:00.

http://www.tvgids.tv/tv/reykjavik-rotterdam
https://www.iffr.com/nl/films/reykjavik-rotterdam/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1233576/



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